Other Stories - or my $0.02.The following are not exactly in the same category as the listings in significance magazine - but they involve personalities and events that affect many members of the R community and have some sort of analytical/statistical significance.

World Statistics DayI mean, I missed picking up a greeting card - but the objective of the celebration is pretty worthwhile:

building support and better understanding for official statistics among the general public and the policy-makers worldwide.

R-BloggersFor the R community, R-Bloggers has had a banner year and provided a great deal of visibility for the R community. They are looking for sponsorship - so please consider supporting them.

U.S. Economic NewsNews involved the use of additional zeros tacked on to end of numbers. The recovery.org web site has been somewhat underwhelming. Edward Tufte's nomination to serve on the Recovery Independent Advisory Panel was a fascinating development. His emphasis on clear and truthful presentation of information could be a Good Thing.

New Era of Data JournalismThe World Bank has continued to provide more data on economic and social topics. A couple of blog posts covered this, and an R package is also available to access the World Bank Data API. There has been an increased refinement in data journalism as well as controversy surrounding WikiLeaks during 2010.